tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274150211000513442.post2278086777805761349..comments2024-02-20T00:19:01.002-08:00Comments on BH251 @ Loyola University Maryland: Glacier: Amazon.com's newest storage systemProf. Paul Tallonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00285551689564261656noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274150211000513442.post-40463528072564905442012-11-17T15:38:13.632-08:002012-11-17T15:38:13.632-08:00 It seems like any place you look in the IT... It seems like any place you look in the IT world, Amazon is on the forefront leading the way with new technologies. I have read articles about Amazon’s AWS services, which I thought were great already, but this Glacier service will be great for companies seeking to back-up their data in a secure location. In an article I read, there are datacenter clusters for Glacier in Virginia, Oregon, California, as well as in Ireland and Tokyo. While it takes a while to retrieve the data that is being stored on these databases, it isn’t exactly meant to be retrievable at a moment’s notice. Back-up data is put in place by companies to store everything just in case anything bad happens. With Hurricane Sandy recently crushing the tri-state area, there are plenty of companies that actually had to resort to their back-up data because the original databases become unreachable, or worse they are destroyed. However, if these companies had used this Glacier service to back everything up, then they would have no worry. A Baltimore company could store their data in Virginia, or to be more secure they could store it in Oregon to ensure it does not get compromised. <br /> The only thing that I could see deterring companies away from this service is the fact that while companies can move 5% of their data a month free of charge, anything after that amount they have to pay a fee. This seems like a good business plan, but if companies are using this to store their back-up data, then they might need to transfer more than 5% of their data if a disaster destroys their primary database. If they are aware of this fee, they might put extra consideration into investing in this back-up plan and just purchase a long-term back-up database of their own. Of course it would be different for every company, but some would contemplate these fees. But, in the same way they would contemplate the security and reliability of the storage Amazon’s offer, and there could be multiple viable options. <br /><br />http://www.zdnet.com/amazon-launches-glacier-cloud-storage-hopes-enterprise-will-go-cold-on-tape-use-7000002926/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03885250363079648081noreply@blogger.com